Drama Vocabulary

1. Drama Vocabulary A Raisin in the Sun

2. Drama • A form of literature that is not fully completed until it is performed on stage. • Also called a play.

3. Realistic Drama • This is based on the idea that when we watch a play, we are looking at life through a “fourth wall” that has been removed so we can see the action. • Many TV shows are filmed this way. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THATPF7cGbU

4. Stage Directions • an instruction written as part of the script of a play • Ruth (wearily): Honey you never say… • The word “wearily” tells the reader/actor how to say the line. • Walter (mumbling): We one group… • The word “mumbling” tells the reader how to say the line.

5. Monologue • a long speech given by a character in a story, movie, play, etc., or by a performer. • In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet delivers a brief monologue to the audience.

6. Foreshadowing • The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot. • In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie getting into trouble in Weed foreshadows that he will get into trouble at the ranch.

7. Exposition • The background information in a play or story. • This usually includes character names, setting, etc.

8. Internal Conflict • The struggle involving opposing forces within a person’s mind. • Internal conflict occurs when a person has to make a tough decision.

9. External Conflict • A struggle between opposing forces or characters in a play. • Person vs. person • Person vs. nature • Person vs. society

10. Dynamic Character • A character who changes in an important way as a result of the story’s action. • Harry Potter changes and grows more responsible throughout the entire series.

11. Static Character • A character who does not change throughout the course of a play or story. • In Of Mice and Men, Carlson is a static character. He does not change.